7:30 AM ET This weekend’s college football slate appeared to have a pretty strong tag: Red River Week. No matter what else was going on, you knew there would be at least one season-defining game on the docket. So much for that. Texas and Oklahoma are a combined 3-3, and neither is in the AP
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7:00 AM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Harry Lyles Jr. To suggest that success in college football is cyclical only understands half the picture. Yes, even the great programs such as Alabama and USC have endured their lean years. But
8:15 AM ET In the first collegiate game of their careers against Wake Forest, Clemson true freshmen defensive linemen Bryan Bresee and Myles Murphy were admittedly nervous. Excited, but nervous. They weren’t five-star high school prospects who could overpower their opponents with pure strength anymore. They were playing for Clemson, a school that only two
7:00 AM ET Don’t completely rule out the Pac-12 from the 2020 College Football Playoff race. Despite just a seven-game schedule including the conference championship game — on top of a three-year playoff-less streak — the Pac-12 has a 34% chance to put a team in the playoff, per the Allstate Playoff Predictor. Oregon (19%)
9:27 PM ET The Florida Atlantic vs. Southern Miss game, scheduled for Saturday in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has been postponed. FAU said the reason for the postponement was COVID-19 related. “The health and safety of our student-athletes will always be our highest priority as we deal with this pandemic,” FAU athletic director Brian White said. “We’ll
8:57 PM ET Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. — The Colorado Buffaloes have received approval from health officials to begin football practice. New head coach Karl Dorrell and his team kick off fall camp Friday morning. The Pac-12 voted last month to resume the season after postponing it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the
7:19 PM ET Navy’s Brigade of Midshipmen can attend Saturday’s home game between Navy and Temple at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium after state and local officials in Maryland lifted some attendance restrictions in place because of the coronavirus, Navy announced on Thursday. No fans, families or guests are allowed, but this is the first time
7:00 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn All-Southeastern Conference linebacker K.J. Britt will undergo thumb surgery. Team spokesman Kirk Sampson said Thursday that Britt is scheduled to undergo surgery on Friday, a day before the 13th-ranked Tigers host Arkansas. It wasn’t immediately clear how long Britt will be out. Britt is leading the
5:34 PM ET Baylor has suspended all football-related activities, saying it needs to evaluate recent positive tests for COVID-19 and perform contact tracing. The Bears have a bye week, but their homecoming game is planned for Oct. 17 in Waco, Texas. “We are taking all possible precautions and our focus remains playing the scheduled game
3:31 PM ET Kansas Jayhawks coach Les Miles has tested positive for the coronavirus, the university announced Thursday. Miles, 66, learned of his positive test Thursday and began isolating at his home. He will continue to handle his head-coaching responsibilities remotely and not attend the team’s upcoming practices. “Although I will not physically be able